Riff Tone

Tuesday's Gone

Metallica

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP MX220 (James Hetfield's main guitar for Garage Inc. sessions)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording, Garage Inc. era)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997-1998 Garage Inc. sessions. Clean tone for riff/verse section. No direct evidence of pedal use for clean section; Metallica typically used amp clean channel for clean tones in this era.

Tone Character(10)

clean and glassywarm and smoothslightly compressedarticulate picking responselush reverb tailfull-bodied chordsclear note separationstudio-quality cleansubtle amp reverbno audible overdrive

Difficulty

The riff requires clean chord changes and dynamic control to maintain clarity and warmth, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.

Sources

As sacrilegious as it seems, ampless guitar rigs ...As sacrilegious as it seems, ampless guitar rigs ...

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